Reproductive tract tuberculosis and male infertility

Indian Journal of Urology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 392-395

  Kumar, Rajeev ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Genitourinary tuberculosis; Infertility

Indexed keywords

EID: 50949118732     PISSN: 09701591     EISSN: 19983824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.42624     Document Type: Conference Paper

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